Ashlesha

the embrace, the entwiner

Span16°40′ – 30°00′ Cancer (sidereal)

RulerMercury

Symbola coiled serpent

StarsDelta, Epsilon, Eta, Rho and Sigma Hydrae, the head of the water-snake

Presiding deity The Nagas

The serpent's coil, hypnotic, healing, and not to be underestimated.

Ashlesha belongs to the Nagas, the serpent beings who guard hidden treasure and hidden knowledge. It is subtle, penetrating, and magnetic, skilled with poison and with medicine alike. Its lessons concern entanglement and release, what we wrap around, and what wraps around us.

serpent wisdomintuitionentanglementhealing and poisonhidden knowledge

The Sidereal Ring First nine

1Ashvini 2Bharani 3Krittika 4Rohini 5Mrigashira 6Ardra 7Punarvasu 8Pushya 9Ashlesha

Second nine

10Magha 11Purva Phalguni 12Uttara Phalguni 13Hasta 14Chitra 15Swati 16Vishakha 17Anuradha 18Jyeshtha

Third nine

19Mula 20Purva Ashadha 21Uttara Ashadha 22Shravana 23Dhanishta 24Shatabhisha 25Purva Bhadrapada 26Uttara Bhadrapada 27Revati